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Christchurch, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 76.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Nov 20, 2024 at 7:23:41 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:40 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 12:42 am 50° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:07 am 309° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 50 minutes (+2m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:7:23 pm
Altitude:12.1°
Direction:254° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 50m 8s (Nov 20, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 19, 2024)

5 hours, 53 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

35 minutes, 50 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:45 am
Astro. Twilight3:45 am – 4:34 am
Nautical Twilight4:34 am – 5:16 am
Civil Twilight5:16 am – 5:50 am
Daylight5:50 am – 8:40 pm
Civil Twilight8:40 pm – 9:13 pm
Nautical Twilight9:13 pm – 9:56 pm
Astro. Twilight9:56 pm – 10:45 pm
Night10:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
NovSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Nov 205:50 am8:40 pm14:50:08+2:071:14 pm (66.2°)91.847
Nov 215:49 am8:41 pm14:52:12+2:041:15 pm (66.4°)91.829
Nov 225:48 am8:42 pm14:54:14+2:011:15 pm (66.7°)91.811
Nov 235:47 am8:44 pm14:56:13+1:581:15 pm (66.9°)91.793
Nov 245:47 am8:45 pm14:58:08+1:551:15 pm (67.1°)91.776
Nov 255:46 am8:46 pm15:00:01+1:521:16 pm (67.3°)91.759
Nov 265:45 am8:47 pm15:01:50+1:491:16 pm (67.5°)91.743
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
NovMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Nov 2012:42 am9:07 am-4:52 am(18.4°)236,10082.1%
Nov 211:24 am10:19 am-5:48 am(21.4°)240,01572.9%
Nov 221:55 am11:29 am-6:38 am(25.5°)243,65663.1%
Nov 232:20 am12:37 pm-7:24 am(30.5°)246,77553.0%
Nov 242:40 am1:42 pm-8:06 am(36.0°)249,20443.1%
Nov 252:57 am2:44 pm-8:45 am(41.7°)250,85433.6%
Nov 263:14 am3:46 pm-9:24 am(47.6°)251,70624.8%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Nov 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:55 amWed 10:38 pmWed 2:47 pmAverage visibility
VenusWed 8:23 amThu 12:06 amWed 4:14 pmGood visibility
MarsThu 1:21 amThu 10:34 amThu 5:58 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 10:08 pmThu 7:10 amThu 2:39 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 1:53 pmThu 3:05 amWed 8:29 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 8:13 pmThu 5:47 amThu 1:00 amFairly good visibility
NeptuneWed 3:10 pmThu 3:32 amWed 9:21 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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